Yearly Archives: 2013

Talk by Paul Brass on Indira Gandhi on Feb. 7

The Department of Political Science, Jamia Millia Islamia is going to organize a talk by Prof. Paul R. Brass titled “’Indira Gandhi Live: Interview and Discussion’ by Prof. Paul R. Brass with Indira Gandhi on 26 March 1978” on Monday February 7, 2013 at 2 pm in the Seminar Room, Department of Political Science. Prof. PAUL R. BRASS is Professor ...

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Workshop on “Teaching of Italian Language” on Jan. 28-30

The Centre for European and Latin American Studies, Jamia Millia Islamia is going to organize a National Workshop on “Teaching of Italian as a Foreign Language: Didactic Models and Evaluation Techniques” from January 28-30, 2013. Dr. Angela Trezza, Director, Istituto Italiano di Cultura, New Delhi will deliver the Inaugural Address on the morning of the opening of the workshop and H.E. ...

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Picture: Delhi Metro Comes to Jamia

About the Pictures: Delhi Metro’s work is in full swing at Jamia. Jamia boulevard has been completely transformed in the past couple of months. And by the looks of it, holes are being dug in the ground for the pillars to be placed; which settles the debate whether the metro will be underground or overground; it is certainly going to be ...

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HRD Minister Raju Inaugurates New Premises of Centre for North East Studies

It is a pleasure that Jamia Millia Islamia known as the “land of experimentations and innovation” has established a Centre for North East Studies, the first such centre in any central university, said the Union Minister for Human Resource Development (HRD), Dr. M. Mangapati Pallam Raju in his address after a formal inauguration of the new premises of the Centre ...

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A Talk on “Speaking the Devil’s Tongue: The Bengalis of Assam” on Jan. 24

The Department of History and Culture, Faculty of Humanities and Languages, Jamia Millia Islamia is gong to organize a Lecture on “Speaking the Devil’s Tongue: The Bengalis of Assam” by Dr. Nabanipa Bhattacharjee of University of Delhi. Dr. Nabanipa Bhattarcharjee teaches Sociology at Sri Venkateswara College, University of Delhi. Her areas of interest include historical and political sociology, partition studies ...

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New Premises for Center for North East Studies to be Inaugurated on Jan. 22

[Following is a Jamia press release] Human Resource Development Minister Dr. MM Pallam Raju will inaugurate the new premises of the Centre for North East Studies and Policy Research at Jamia Millia Islamia on January 22. The new premises will house faculty offices and a library-cum-documentation centre which will double as a seminar room to accommodate Centre for North East ...

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Jamia Canteens Employ Underage Children

With an amendment to the Child Labour Prohibition and Regulation Act (CLPRA) of 1986, the parliament of  India made it a punishable offense to employ children under the age of 14 at any kind of eatery. Employment of children at tea shops, dhabas, restaurants, hotels, etc were all deemed illegal. However, this law, like so many other laws in India, ...

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Prof. Amita Sinha from the USA to Speak on “Cultural Landscape of Orchha” on Jan. 19

The Faculty of Architecture & Ekistics, Jamia Millia Islamia is going to organize a Lecture and Exhibition on “Cultural Landscape of Orchha: Reclaiming the Lost Heritage” by Prof. Amita Sinha. Prof. Sinha teaches at the Department of Landscape Architecture, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, USA. She has been working on Cultural and Heritage Landscapes in India for the last ...

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Events Layout for Tangelo Town Fest – Jan. 18-20

[Following is a Jamia press release] The year 2013 at the Faculty of Engineering & Technology, Jamia Millia Islamia has begun on a festive note. The Faculty is organizing TANGELO TOWN’13, Jamia Millia Islamia’s Annual Techno-Cultural Festival from January 18-20, 2013. The theme of the festival is globalization. Model United Nations, International Conference on Sustainable Technologies and Tangelo Sports League ...

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Student Medical Cards Required for Jamia Health Center

According to an official Jamia circular, all student are requested to get their medical treatment cards made in order to avail medical facilities at the Dr. M.A. Ansari Health Center. The circular reads: All the students of Jamia Millia Islamia who want to avail the medical facility of Dr. M.A. Ansari Health Center are informed that they are required to ...

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